peal
[ peel ]
/ pil /
noun
verb (used with object)
to sound loudly and sonorously: to peal the bells of a tower.
Obsolete. to assail with loud sounds.
verb (used without object)
to sound forth in a peal; resound.
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Origin of peal
1350–1400; Middle English pele, akin to peal to beat, strike (now dial.)
SYNONYMS FOR peal
OTHER WORDS FROM peal
in·ter·peal, verb (used with object)un·pealed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peal
peal peelWords nearby peal
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British Dictionary definitions for pealing (1 of 2)
peal1
/ (piːl) /
noun
a loud prolonged usually reverberating sound, as of bells, thunder, or laughter
bell-ringing a series of changes rung in accordance with specific rules, consisting of not fewer than 5000 permutations in a ring of eight bells
(not in technical usage) the set of bells in a belfry
verb
(intr) to sound with a peal or peals
(tr) to give forth loudly and sonorously
(tr) to ring (bells) in peals
Word Origin for peal
C14 pele, variant of apele appeal
British Dictionary definitions for pealing (2 of 2)
peal2
/ (piːl) /
noun
a dialect name for a grilse or a young sea trout
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